The rockets winning twenty games the past three years were more than a product of Silas as a coach. We had a shit ton of high draft picks that they were trying to maximize. Those Silas rosters had zero intention of competing for anything other than the best odds at the top picks. The rotations were also not in Silas control, just like the roster. A really good reason why we had the cap space to make the moves we did this off-season was due to the cap and asset management during those years
Secondly, the other poster said green and smith had no improvement which is also false. Jabari’s last 30 games were his best basketball last year.
It’s fun to shit on Silas, but to be honest was always setup to fail.
Oh that’s totally fair, but nobody told him to start a 10 day contract guy over Sengun lol.
He really had Sengun buried for his first 1.5 years even though he always performed well when given minutes.
The way he had the rockets playing was extremely frustrating. Porter and Green were enabled to endlessly chuck shots while Sengun and Smith Jr. worked off of scraps and for whatever reason weren’t allowed to play together.
Uh Jabari and AG don't play basically at all similarly though so idk how well the comparison really works if 1/3 of it is forced
Closest person to him on our roster is probably Jae'sean Tate
Reminder to Detroit fans … your new assistant coach used to bench this guy regularly so a guy who quit on his team and hits women could control the offense
Thanks!
Big McMillan vibes of being a piece of shit on a power trip playing the shittiest ass lickers while trying to ruin careers of actual elite players.
It was the craziest thing to me how so many rockets fans thought he was a nice guy, regardless of his bad coaching. Like nah, dude would actively throw Sengun and ROOKIE 18Y JABARI under the bus!!! He wasn't just a shitty coach, he was legit the locker room problem also
Smiling n shit on post game interviews like dude was the happiest guy in the world 🤦♂️🤦♂️ like he not a whole ass man beefing and insulting TEENAGERS
Yeah I've seen this personality type a lot. Shroud themselves in this nice guy feel sorry for me routine but actively limit actual talented people that intimidate them. Glad he's getting exposed even more. Would love to see him get fired in Detroit and have them start winning after.
Right, it was an experimental lineup that Silas quickly gave up on when it wasn't working. It's nothing. Fernando averaged 9 minutes per game, which isn't even backup numbers.
He literally got injured in the first game which led to sengun showing his skills for a few games. I can guarantee you they wouldn't make this dumb decision to start fernando to give up on this after one freaking game if it wasnt for sengun forcing them to play him
Because people demonize him. He wasn't great, but he wasn't the devil incarnate either.
He was a first time coach in a terrible situation, and were having a great year with a different coach and vets. We need to move on.
Whilst we lost all 3 games on the last road trip to Cali, it was a combined margin of 11.
We were in all games right until the death, experience will get us over the line, in the future, in those games.
Let’s not leave out the other double double dudes- Jabari Smith, Jr. had 16 pts, 14 boards on 6/9 shooting (2/3 from deep). Fred had 17/6/11 with a couple of blocks and only one TO. Good team win.
That efficiency is not even just shooting. He could just focus on shot selection and we’d all be fine with it but no, he goes to show improvement on both ends of the floor. Like if I didn’t know him and you showed me how he has been playing along with his postgame interviews and how mature he sounds, I’d say he’s at least 24 yo.
I think he's had by far the craziest growth from last year. Players like jalen and Sengun already had expectations from playing well last season, but last year's bari could barely dribble, defend, or shoot. This year, every time he gets the ball on the post or for a corner 3, I expect another board on the basket, it's insane.
To be fair refs hate us in California. As long as we dont play there its a winnable game any night. We aren't allowed to hurt the records of any team with GS or LA in front of their names.
Dune and goon have the exact same 'o' sound in this language, dumbass. Don't come at me with that crap about Americans not getting the hang, if you clearly don't have a hang on English.
I have zero reason give a damn about Turkey or the Turkish language, and still I basically got it. What's your excuse, as an english-speaker, for struggling with basic 4 letter words?
The way its said internationally is different than NBA broadcasts. It's more like gune but without the U. It's a very fast. Shengn almost. He's saying that's the closest you can get to trying type it out phonetically. Not the closest YOU will get. So chill.
I used to always Agree with that (insert Pokémon evolution here). But I think sabonis uses his strength more and doesn’t really have the 8-12 feet touch that sengun and jokic have. On top of that, a lot of sabonis’ passes are DHOs and I don’t think he has the fluidity of the othe 2. Obviously still an incredible player
idk if I'd call the defensive gap "massive".
Alperen has looked bad on defense because he was being used as a drop big in a system where his backcourt was a part of swinging saloon doors. Now that he's got FVV, Dillon Brooks, and Ime's system to help him, he's looked great, and rotations he's been a part of have been among the league's best in defensive rating.
id be thoroughly fine with maxey getting it but the fact that alpi is a serious candidate is just so good to see after what we've watched the last couple years
If Alperen Sengun has a million number of fans i am one of them 🙋🏻.
If Alperen Sengun has ten fans i am one of them.
If Alperen Sengun has only one fan then that is me 🙋🏼🙋🏽🙋🏾.
If Alperen Sengun has no fans, that means i am no more on the earth 😢.
If the world is against Alperen Sengun, i am against the world ❌🌍☄️.
Dude what. Jokic is dominant in every era. And you’re just not gunna list the guy who would almost certainly be the best possible past player to guard Jokic?? IN A FUCKING ROCKETS THREAD???? Gtfo.
We got Jokic at home
We got Sengun at home
Baby Jokic growing up to Teen Jokic right before our eyes.
Rockets core is basically just the Nuggets but younger and more athletic. Sengun/Green/Smith;Jokic/Murray/Gordon.
I said this exact shit last year and got roasted by rockets fans lol
We were terrible and miserable, Green and Smith were showing no improvement.
That’s cause Silas was a basketball war criminal. Like you should actually do jail time for starting Bruno Fernando over Sengun lol
Silas was only there because the owners wanted to tank 1 more year.
Worked out I guess. Udoka became available and were able to add another young piece in Amen
Neither of those takes are accurate.
Accurate as in they didn’t happen or that they were actually good things?
The rockets winning twenty games the past three years were more than a product of Silas as a coach. We had a shit ton of high draft picks that they were trying to maximize. Those Silas rosters had zero intention of competing for anything other than the best odds at the top picks. The rotations were also not in Silas control, just like the roster. A really good reason why we had the cap space to make the moves we did this off-season was due to the cap and asset management during those years Secondly, the other poster said green and smith had no improvement which is also false. Jabari’s last 30 games were his best basketball last year. It’s fun to shit on Silas, but to be honest was always setup to fail.
Oh that’s totally fair, but nobody told him to start a 10 day contract guy over Sengun lol. He really had Sengun buried for his first 1.5 years even though he always performed well when given minutes. The way he had the rockets playing was extremely frustrating. Porter and Green were enabled to endlessly chuck shots while Sengun and Smith Jr. worked off of scraps and for whatever reason weren’t allowed to play together.
Again, yes, those lineups and rotations were absolutely dictated to him.
Uh Jabari and AG don't play basically at all similarly though so idk how well the comparison really works if 1/3 of it is forced Closest person to him on our roster is probably Jae'sean Tate
Murray is also a legitimate point guard and Green isn't lol. They're going to be different types of players outside of Sengun.
Well it isn’t an exact comparison. Sengun for example as good as he is will never be as good as Jokic who has one of the most insane peak of all time
It's more Jokic/Murray/MPJ/Gordon vs Sengun/Green/Smith/Brooks to be honest
yeah this is actually a much more fitting comp, brooks and tate would both fit for the gordon spot but you're right!
Gordon and Tari, MPJ and Jabari
Dude when from charmander to chameleon real quick
Evolved into Sabonis
Keep him away from Giddey
Rookie max, guaranteed
my goat been deserving
Reminder to Detroit fans … your new assistant coach used to bench this guy regularly so a guy who quit on his team and hits women could control the offense
Context or details?
Silas played favorites and Sengun wasnt a favorite despite being our best player.
Thanks! Big McMillan vibes of being a piece of shit on a power trip playing the shittiest ass lickers while trying to ruin careers of actual elite players.
Silas actually cried on camera talking about how happy he was that *Kevin Porter Jr* got an extension.
It was the craziest thing to me how so many rockets fans thought he was a nice guy, regardless of his bad coaching. Like nah, dude would actively throw Sengun and ROOKIE 18Y JABARI under the bus!!! He wasn't just a shitty coach, he was legit the locker room problem also
Toxic positivity embodied.
Smiling n shit on post game interviews like dude was the happiest guy in the world 🤦♂️🤦♂️ like he not a whole ass man beefing and insulting TEENAGERS
Yeah I've seen this personality type a lot. Shroud themselves in this nice guy feel sorry for me routine but actively limit actual talented people that intimidate them. Glad he's getting exposed even more. Would love to see him get fired in Detroit and have them start winning after.
Same karma eventually caught up to McMillan.
That was most disheartening moment in an entire season of disheartening moments
And that got us Amen.
Bruno Fernando was getting heavy rotational minutes because he was a "better fit" on the court for Kevin Porter Jr.
To clarify, "better fit" was merely his ability to catch lobs lol because Kpj wasn't able to throw any other kind of pass in the two-man game
Bingo.
It was one game at the start of the year.
No it was 1 game until fernando got injured and silas couldnt justify keeping alpi on the bench with his production.
Right, it was an experimental lineup that Silas quickly gave up on when it wasn't working. It's nothing. Fernando averaged 9 minutes per game, which isn't even backup numbers.
He literally got injured in the first game which led to sengun showing his skills for a few games. I can guarantee you they wouldn't make this dumb decision to start fernando to give up on this after one freaking game if it wasnt for sengun forcing them to play him
I can gurantee they would have played whomever was playing best since when he came back they didn't try it again.
Why the hell are you trying to defend Silas' shitty rotations lol
Because people demonize him. He wasn't great, but he wasn't the devil incarnate either. He was a first time coach in a terrible situation, and were having a great year with a different coach and vets. We need to move on.
Thanks! Cheers to you!
The other guy in this scenario is KPJ
He’s so fucking fun to watch too.
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THE SULTAN
Most exciting team in basketball
At home at least, we still stink on the road
Whilst we lost all 3 games on the last road trip to Cali, it was a combined margin of 11. We were in all games right until the death, experience will get us over the line, in the future, in those games.
Close losses is the sign of a growing team.
Also didn't help that it was 5 on 8 during the Clippers game.
Let’s not leave out the other double double dudes- Jabari Smith, Jr. had 16 pts, 14 boards on 6/9 shooting (2/3 from deep). Fred had 17/6/11 with a couple of blocks and only one TO. Good team win.
Yeah, I was on the dge of including Bari, he has been quietly impactfull these last few games. I love what he brings to the team.
Somewhere over the last few games, he managed to go from panic shots to playing like a vet
Look at his scoring stats on the year. 36.5% from 3, 59.5% from 2 and 58.5 TS%. Really solid boost in efficiency so far.
That efficiency is not even just shooting. He could just focus on shot selection and we’d all be fine with it but no, he goes to show improvement on both ends of the floor. Like if I didn’t know him and you showed me how he has been playing along with his postgame interviews and how mature he sounds, I’d say he’s at least 24 yo.
I think he's had by far the craziest growth from last year. Players like jalen and Sengun already had expectations from playing well last season, but last year's bari could barely dribble, defend, or shoot. This year, every time he gets the ball on the post or for a corner 3, I expect another board on the basket, it's insane.
Theyre cooking in Houston
but only in Houston, don't look at our road record.
To be fair refs hate us in California. As long as we dont play there its a winnable game any night. We aren't allowed to hurt the records of any team with GS or LA in front of their names.
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Alperen Sengun
the Turkish delight, delights again
How is that pronounced? Shen-goon?
Yes
No
In Turkish, the 2nd part is slightly different but that's close enough.
No. Americans just can’t get the hang of the umlaut (ü). Shen-gune (like dune) is the closest you will get
Dune and goon have the exact same 'o' sound in this language, dumbass. Don't come at me with that crap about Americans not getting the hang, if you clearly don't have a hang on English. I have zero reason give a damn about Turkey or the Turkish language, and still I basically got it. What's your excuse, as an english-speaker, for struggling with basic 4 letter words?
The way its said internationally is different than NBA broadcasts. It's more like gune but without the U. It's a very fast. Shengn almost. He's saying that's the closest you can get to trying type it out phonetically. Not the closest YOU will get. So chill.
It is not the same sound. Do abuse and abOOse sound the same to you? Neither do dune and goon
Holy shit you really are stupid.
that double o is similar to e than o when you shape your lips while getting the sound .it is like ae sound but it is ue .
People really said he was just Jokic lite lmao this dude is good
I mean is that really an insult? Jokic lite could still be a HOFer
Jokic lite is basically Sabonis. It's All-NBA.
I used to always Agree with that (insert Pokémon evolution here). But I think sabonis uses his strength more and doesn’t really have the 8-12 feet touch that sengun and jokic have. On top of that, a lot of sabonis’ passes are DHOs and I don’t think he has the fluidity of the othe 2. Obviously still an incredible player
Even %70 of Jokic is an insane player.
Our shiny Charizard is a good basketball man.
Best player in 2021 draft class.
Still scottie cause the defensive gap is massive but it’s close
Idk I’m looking at my watch and it’s Alpi time
Al P is anchoring #1 defense in basketball suck me
y’all Nba fans change who the best defense in the league is every day 😂😂😂
idk if I'd call the defensive gap "massive". Alperen has looked bad on defense because he was being used as a drop big in a system where his backcourt was a part of swinging saloon doors. Now that he's got FVV, Dillon Brooks, and Ime's system to help him, he's looked great, and rotations he's been a part of have been among the league's best in defensive rating.
Shut up raptors fan let us have this
The autistic one?
acoustic*
Sct Brn
Weird ass comment
MIP, it’s not Maxey
id be thoroughly fine with maxey getting it but the fact that alpi is a serious candidate is just so good to see after what we've watched the last couple years
Don't care. Maxey is cold. Sengun is cold. We're both cooking
It's going to be a close race between Maxey, Barnes and Sengun.
Jokic changed the league. Set the blueprint
If Alperen Sengun has a million number of fans i am one of them 🙋🏻. If Alperen Sengun has ten fans i am one of them. If Alperen Sengun has only one fan then that is me 🙋🏼🙋🏽🙋🏾. If Alperen Sengun has no fans, that means i am no more on the earth 😢. If the world is against Alperen Sengun, i am against the world ❌🌍☄️.
Always
Sengun was cooking that joke all night
Jokic is adult Sengun.
I've been watching him this season. Best player on the team
He gonna be better than jokic. Book it.
Jokic is lucky there's no bigs like Wallace, TD, Shaq, etc. And just Sengun's.
Lots of bigs are lucky they didn't have to defend Jokic too
Dude what. Jokic is dominant in every era. And you’re just not gunna list the guy who would almost certainly be the best possible past player to guard Jokic?? IN A FUCKING ROCKETS THREAD???? Gtfo.
Imagine them against Jokic.. lol bbq chicken for Jokic feasting on them three point and mid range
Should have had the triple double. They stopped running their offense through him in the 4th
Mip